Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Netherlands (2003)100
2South Korea (2003)100
3Macau (2004)100
4American Samoa (2002)100
5Norway (1988)100
6Antigua and Barbuda (2008)100
7Western Samoa (2004)100
8Denmark (1987)100
9Palau (2007)100
10Sweden (1987)100
11Australia (2003)100
12Austria (1993)100
13Ireland (2003)100
14Switzerland (2006)100
15Canada (2004)100
16Germany (2006)100
17Barbados (2007)100
18Belarus (2005)100
19Lithuania (2006)100
20Hong Kong (2005)100
21North Korea (2003)100
22Cayman Islands (2005)100
23United Arab Emirates (2003)100
24Qatar (2002)100
25St. Lucia (2007)100
26Croatia (2009)100
27St. Kitts and Nevis (2008)100
28Dominica (2008)100
29Kuwait (2002)100
30Malta (2006)100
31Latvia (2006)100
32Armenia (2007)99.9
33Cuba (2009)99.9
34Czech Republic (2008)99.9
35Uzbekistan (2006)99.9
36Poland (2005)99.9
37Slovenia (2008)99.9
38Portugal (2001)99.9
39Finland (2003)99.9
40Luxembourg (2003)99.9
41Estonia (2006)99.8
42Kazakhstan (2006)99.8
43Japan (2004)99.8
44Puerto Rico (2004)99.8
45Singapore (2004)99.7
46Brunei Darussalam (2005)99.7
47Chile (2007)99.7
48Macedonia (2008)99.7
49Russia (2008)99.6
50Bulgaria (2008)99.6
51Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006)99.6
52Northern Mariana Islands (2000)99.6
53Turkmenistan (2006)99.5
54Hungary (2008)99.5
55Slovakia (2008)99.5
56Moldova (2005)99.5
57Mongolia (2008)99.4
58Guam (2001)99.4
59Uruguay (2004)99.3
60Belgium (1999)99.3
61United States (2003)99.3
62Albania (2009)99.3
63St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008)99.2
64Mauritius (2005)99.2
65Costa Rica (2008)99.1
66Jordan (2007)99.1
67China (2008)99.1
68Turks and Caicos Islands (2005)99.1
69Libya (1999)99
70Fiji (2002)99
71France (1993)99
72French Polynesia (2000)99
73Italy (2003)99
74Israel (1987)99
75Bahrain (2005)99
76Bahamas (2007)99
77United Kingdom (1998)99
78Cyprus (2003)99
79Serbia (2005)99
80North America (2000)98.95
81West Bank and Gaza (2006)98.9
82Montenegro (2005)98.8
83Grenada (2007)98.8
84Romania (2008)98.7
85Ukraine (2007)98.7
86Malaysia (2007)98.6
87Sri Lanka (2007)98.6
88Oman (2007)98.6
89Virgin Islands (U.S.) (2003)98.5
90Georgia (2005)98.3
91Ecuador (2004)98.2
92Tonga (2004)98
93Lebanon (2004)98
94Tuvalu (2007)97.9
95Trinidad and Tobago (2006)97.8
96Dominican Republic (2007)97.8
97Kyrgyzstan (2006)97.6
98Thailand (2006)97.3
99Iran (2005)97.3
100Maldives (2009)97.1
101Brazil (2006)97
102Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2009)96.94
103New Zealand (2001)96.6
104Colombia (2005)96.4
105Aruba (2002)96
106Saudi Arabia (2004)96
107Upper middle income (2009)95.68
108El Salvador (2008)95.5
109Algeria (2006)95.2
110Venezuela (2003)95
111Turkey (2009)95
112Belize (2008)94.9
113Argentina (2008)94.8
114Tunisia (2006)94.6
115Botswana (2007)94.6
116Jamaica (2006)94.5
117Mexico (2006)93.4
118Syria (2006)93
119Djibouti (2006)92.9
120Guyana (2009)91.9
121Panama (2007)91.5
122South Africa (2003)91.2
123Suriname (2006)89.8
124Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2009)89.47
125Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2009)89.4
126East Asia & Pacific (all income levels) (2009)89.2
127East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2009)88.72
128Tajikistan (2007)88.4
129Azerbaijan (2006)88
130Vietnam (2006)87.7
131Micronesia (2001)87.7
132Marshall Islands (2007)86.2
133Gabon (2000)85.5
134Republic of the Congo (2005)83.4
135Peru (2009)82.5
136Paraguay (2008)81.9
137Sao Tome and Principe (2009)81.7
138Namibia (2007)81.4
139Middle East & North Africa (all income levels) (2009)81.32
140Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2009)79.99
141Iraq (2007)79.7
142Egypt (2008)78.9
143Cape Verde (2005)77.5
144Indonesia (2008)74.86
145Benin (2006)74
146Vanuatu (2007)74
147Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)74
148Nicaragua (2007)73.7
149Arab World (2009)71.71
150Bhutan (2007)71.4
151Middle income (2009)71.33
152Bolivia (2008)71.1
153Solomon Islands (2007)70.1
154Swaziland (2007)69
155Honduras (2006)66.9
156Lower middle income (2009)66.46
157Equatorial Guinea (2000)64.6
158Low & middle income (2009)64.14
159Burma (2007)63.9
160Cameroon (2006)63
161Kiribati (2005)63
162Morocco (2004)62.6
163Philippines (2008)62.2
164Togo (2006)62
165Comoros (2000)61.8
166Lesotho (2009)61.5
167Mauritania (2007)60.9
168Zimbabwe (2009)60.2
169Ghana (2008)57.1
170Gambia (2006)56.8
171Ivory Coast (2006)56.8
172Mozambique (2008)55.3
173Malawi (2006)53.6
174Burkina Faso (2006)53.5
175Papua New Guinea (2006)53
176India (2008)52.7
177Rwanda (2008)52.1
178Senegal (2005)51.9
179Guatemala (2009)51.3
180Sudan (2006)49.2
181Mali (2006)49
182Angola (2007)47.3
183South Asia (2009)46.94
184Zambia (2007)46.5
185Liberia (2007)46.3
186Guinea (2007)46.1
187Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2009)44.82
188Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) (2009)44.44
189Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2009)44.44
190Madagascar (2009)43.9
191Cambodia (2005)43.8
192Kenya (2009)43.8
193Central African Republic (2009)43.7
194Tanzania (2005)43.4
195Sierra Leone (2008)42.4
196Uganda (2006)41.9
197Low income (2009)40.79
198Least developed countries: UN classification (2009)40.06
199Nigeria (2008)38.9
200Guinea-Bissau (2006)38.8
201Pakistan (2007)38.8
202Yemen (2006)35.7
203Burundi (2005)33.6
204Somalia (2006)33
205Niger (2006)32.9
206Eritrea (2002)28.3
207Haiti (2006)26.1
208Bangladesh (2009)24.4
209Afghanistan (2008)24
210Laos (2006)20.3
211Nepal (2006)18.7
212Timor-Leste (2003)18.4
213Chad (2004)14.4
214Ethiopia (2005)5.7
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